ROCKFORD — Kenny Perry said he got more enjoyment out of the whole day than anybody else, but Joe Ogilvie and Ted Potter Jr. may have boosted their confidence more, sharing the victory in Monday’s Rockford Pro-Am at Forest Hills Country Club with scores of 5-under par 67.

Shooting a 74 on the 6,650-yard, par-72 course, Perry didn’t win the tourney in his 11th appearance, but his young amateur team won their class, and he soaked that up.

“This tournament is all about the amateurs,” said Perry, who clearly had the largest gallery surrounding him the entire day. “I love their spirit, I love their energy, I love their love for the game. You lose a little of that after three years of grinding it out and battling for everything. It’s nice to come back here and get a little of it back.”

Still, it’s nice to win, too.

“We all want to win,” Ogilvie told his following late in his round, “anytime we’re out here, right?”

The crowd roared its approval, and Ogilvie eagled No. 6 shortly after to take a one-stroke lead over Potter Jr. The pair went back and forth on the final three holes before settling in for the tie. Potter Jr.’s 35-foot birdie putt on the final hole sailed 15 feet past, and he missed the comebacker to wind up in a tie.

In the end, he didn’t seem to let the late collapse bother him much.

“Well, it would’ve been nice, but no, that’s not important to me today,” Potter Jr. said of the win. “You always want to play your best, and I had a good game today, and it’s good to see some positives come out at this time of the year.”

Skip Kendall posted a 68 to finish all alone in third, and Roger Streb took fourth at 69 while Doug LaBelle and Troy Merritt posted 2-under 70s.

“We’re always out here working on our games, no matter what anybody tells you,” said Kendall, who is less than two months shy of 50 years old, the age requirement to join the Champions Tour. “Well, let’s see, it’s 55 days until I’m there, but who’s counting. These kind of days are perfect to get you ready for a big stretch.”